Brush for cleaning guns and the like.



E. F. FLETCHER BRUSH FOR CLEANING GUNS-AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED IU.NE25.'I9I1.

lPatentedApI'. 30, 19118.

l other' purposes;l i Q y The principalobjectszofthe inventioir are n meteen; i

EDWAEDE. EEETcrrEie,v or WORCESTER, MessectiusErrs; nssreiion," To WoEcE'sTLEE" c BEUsI-r AND scEAPEEcoi/IEENY, @E WoEcEsrEE,imsseoiriisnrrs; Ai eom'forintiro'iv1W or maissncri'usETmsi` L r tru-Estimer cLEAiSiiivG eiivs irivn THE LiKE.: .i

To" ill @hom-feinte? `1 Bei it known that LIED'WARD Worcester," in' of Worcester; and State of MassaChusett's,y ,have inventedzi nev'v if riss invention' deities if@ fa trust, Ypar:

ticularly designedl for cleaningwguris, but obviously havingffeaftures adapting for toprovide zi Qsin'iple'aii'd durzibl'e` construction in which all `parts except "l thebristles are made of metalyso" thatxthere vvillbe prac tcally nothing to 4 getI out1t of" order prob vide a construction the Wires b`e`" tween Which :the'zbris'tlesare held aremse` cured together in a simplej and` accurate ner Which reduces inateriallytlie operation of manufacture; l endl toA provide" improved y mea-ns for holding the Wires` infthe' terrule by `Which they' are mounted on`^-the handle; The invention also involveslimprovements in details ofl constrii'ction1v and cembfnations` of parts as will"appear.iv

Figur-e1 is a sideelevaitionof a portion of the device beforey the bristles are placed rlllie arrangement shoivndn Figs; I, Qfaiid 3 as Will befunderstood isntthe completed brush,v but ythese gures illustrate one stage in the operationotinaking'th'e'brush. lt

is made by taking tour heavyvvires 10 and arrangingthem in tlreforniy of a square end; holding them inthat position by means o' twovvashers 1-1,e"ach havingfouri peri-'cras tions arranged inthe forrn= of square for receiving the four'vviresll sThese'vvashers' are `placed at oppositefendsof theportionot" they Wires Whichi is: toz` receive thebris'tles' and they serve throughout theA manufacturer ot A the brush to hold the Wires in proper ipos'ilr y H l 'FL a citizen `of thefUiiitedySt-ates; residing at,-

Reference is to`l` be had? to the" accompanying drawings in which@ f wspeeiiietien of Leitersraiene pmmmgd ip-,rgnaqmzjmp Eppiiftitniieaiune 255,191?. seriaiiicivslrzs;

iron "with respect to eaciijtlierJq-A,peeett commonpipinglis provided and the ends" of the Wires beyond one ofthe' `"Washers" '1] y are driveninto it. This piping isclisenfof such size as tojust receive `these Wiresy and drivingtliein in. "lhisisthen putin a Simi;

ple press, 'or the operation performed! inany* other convenient Way, so' astojipress upoiiit in oppositefdir'ectionson opposite sides;` incif dentallymaling tivo' opposite grooves in` each eide.'` "Thisfor'ces the metal `of the pipe' into .such intimate contact vviththe Wires insidethat they are practically p'erinaneritlyl` held thein 'aloneyandalthough I. do not article thisdo'es constitute the sole nieairifs" for holding the Wires in tliepipe vvhile the" brush is beiiigjina'de up;l `Itvvll be understood thata'lthougli thewv iree may be" p' The liolldingferrule lis ormedof metal provided with" "a lnurled portion Yat 15? to facilitate handling the co'mpleted` article,A n and 'this `is bored outfaXialiy in the center to give three different diameters. The innen` one at 16`is substantially the Size of the inner pipel 152.` The nextone at 1? is 'a' little larger` to accommodate the little bulge vvhich is'gifven the" pipe by' the pressure `Which" is used iii forcing it against the vvires.` At the outer end there isavthid bore at 18L slightly conicalE inI form for receiving theivashei?" l1`.` y

ThisA ferrule 15 is also provided `vvitli a screw-threaded end 19 `for receiving the" handleinotshovvn. g y The device shown in Figxl is` force'diiito" dependupon' them alone in `the""completed this feriule and the Washer 4ll"inserted by pressure so asto holdE` tiriiilyll1 Then ahole is bored through thel whole* thing Aand^ 4a firmly in position. This pin not only* holds;` the pipe vbut also the 7Wires because* it is bored i through between them and enters]` their" in'iierj eidesfsoy as y to positively` prevent their beingpulledout.)`

The operation of inserting the bristles and holding pin 20. driven in toholdthe i`3a`rts"` itV ' constitutea most durable and eii'icient con-V ,y process as hasfbeenl stated. 2bv

wires intwo planes at right angles to each other, and the wires twisted into the form shown in Fig. 4. 0n account of the washers lil-holding the wirespth-is twisting operation canbe performedY in a comparatively rough manner and yet'the brush will come Vthrough it in a uniform condition, the wires being 'bent uniformly from end to end and holding the bristles also with great uniformity all the way along on account of tliesewashers. rlhis is an important element.

At the end beyond the outer washer 1l the wires are bent inwardly toward each other .and filed off to-ifinish the article at that end. The'whole' ,device can then be applied tothe lhandle and it is found in practice to struction, although made by avery simple. lt contains no partsof wood or other soft material', and..

therefore is permanent.

only a` single form of the invention I ain aware of the factthat modifications may be made therein by Aany person skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. yfore I donot wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and lheredescribed, but what l do claim is :4-

1. Asan article of manufacture, abrush comprisii'ig a plurality of wires twisted together and holding bristles between'thein,

anda Washer at theend of the set Vof bristles having perforations for receiving said wires and holding them inproper relative position.

2. As an article of manufacture, a brush comprising a plurality-of wires having bristles between them, said wires being twisted to iX the bristles in place, and a pair of washers one located at each end of the series of bristles, each wire passingthrough both washers. j

3. As an article of manufacture, a brush Vcomprising four wires twisted together,

- comprising a plurality of wires twisted together and holding bristles between them, a washer at the end of the set of bristles, said washer having a series of perforations, each one vfor receiving one of said wires and holding them in proper relative position,

and a substantially cylindrical hollow niember into which the ends of said wires beyond the lwasher project, said member being provided with opposite depressions for holding vthe wires therein.

`5. lAs an article vof manufacture, a brush Although l havefillustrated andjdeseribed comprising a plurality of wires having bristles between them, said wires being twisted to fix the bristles in place.y a pair of washers one located at each end of the series of bristles, each wire passing through both washers, the washers having perforations for receiving and holding the wires, a piece of piping into which the ends of said wires beyond one of the washers extend, said'piping being compressed on two opposite sides for holding it on the wires, and a socket or ferrule for receiving said piping.

6. As an article of manufacture a brush comprising a plurality of wires holding bristles Vbetween them, means at the end of the set of bristles for receiving said wires and holding them spaced apart in proper relative position, and a substantially cylindrical hollow member into which the ends of said wires beyond said holding means project, said member being provided with off-set depressions on its outer surface, and its inner surface being provided with corresponding inner projections for engaging the wires and holding them therein.

7, As an article of manufacture, a brush comprising a handle, a plurality of wires twisted together and holding bristles between them, and iiXed means at the outer end of the set of bristles for receiving said wires and holding them positively spaced apart in proper relative position.

8. In a brush, the combination of a socket or ferrule having means for attachment to ahandle and provided with a central bore therein, a piece of piping fitting in said bore, means for permanently attaching` the piping to the ferrule, a plurality of wires held in the piping and projecting therefrom, and bristles held between the wires consti 105 tuting the brush proper.

9. In a brush, the combination of a socket or ferrule having a bore therein, a piece of piping in said bore, means for permanently attaching the piping to the ferrule, a plurality of wires held in the piping` and projecting therefrom and provided with bristles between them constituting the brush proper, and a washer between the piping and bristles having a series of perforations for receiving the wires and spacing them apart, the bore of said 'ferrule having an enlargement Aat the end for receiving said washer.

l0. In a brush, the combination of a socket or ferrule provided with a bore therein, a piece of piping in said bore, a plurality of wires held in the piping and projecting therefrom and provided with bristles between them constituting the brush proper, and apin extending through the wall of the ferrule and through the piping, said wires having a hole entering each of them at some point into which said pin projects so that the pin holds the wires positively in position.

l1. The method of making a brush which to the Wires, placing bristles .between the comprises the location of a plurality `of Wires outside the piping, and twisting them Wires in parallel positions, holding the said to iX the bristles in position. 10 Wires at a fixed distance apart at one eX- In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto af- 5 treme end and at a point near the other end, iXed my signature.

placing a piece of piping over one end of the Wires7 compressing said piping to fix it p EDWARD F. FLETCHER.

Copies of thin patent may bc obtained for lve cents each, by `addressing the commissioner o1? Patente,

\ Washinmon, D. C. i 

